Jennifer Aniston - Lajjitadi Avashtas

Looking at Three Lajjitadi Avashtas in a chart

Jennifer Aniston

We’ll be looking at two Lajjitadi Avashtas and one Kshudhita Avashta in the chart of Jennifer Aniston. While looking for a chart to focus on for this paper, I remembered years ago reading an article in which Jennifer talked about her mother and how critical her mom was toward her, which caused a lot of strain in their relationship and caused her to shut her mom out of her life. I thought, “I bet she has a Lajjitadi Avashta connected involving the First house ruler and the Fourth house ruler”. It’s amazing how these Avashtas can be seen before even looking at the chart, as she has exactly the Avashta that I expected to see based on what she talked about. Let’s have a quick look at the requirements that make the two Avashtas we’re going to look at in Jennifer’s chart.

Lajjita Avashta: Ashamed

A Graha (other than Rahu or Ketu) in the 5th house conjunct the Sun, Mars or Saturn, or a Graha conjunct Sun, Mars or Saturn and either Rahu or Ketu in any other house, is said to be Lajjita - Ashamed.

“The Fifth house is the Eighth house (death) from the Tenth (fame), so the Fifth can be seen for defamation, which is equivalent to the ashamed state. The better the dignity of the Sun, Saturn or Mars, the greater the shame of the Lajjita Graha.”

It is said that the Graha in Lajjita can produce the results that are indicated by that planet, however it will never feel good about itself, which means that it will never be happy.

On this point, “the Lajjita Graha will never be happy” or will always feel shame, I have to disagree. If nothing is done to change the root of the shame or unhappiness, then this statement is likely true. But if one chooses a path of healing and self-discovery, the shame and discontent can be dissolved. It can even be an impetus to get on a path of healing, as humans are mostly prodded to grow and transform only through discomfort and suffering. When we are content and happy, we feel no need to grow or change anything. We may not ask the bigger questions, like what are we doing on planet Earth, “who” created us, where do we come from and so on.

Lajjita Avashta is in effect when a planet that is joined with the Sun, Saturn or Mars in the 5th house or joined with Rahu/Ketu and the Sun, Saturn or Mars in any other Rashi. The stronger the Sun, Saturn or Mars, the greater is the shame of the Lajjita planet.”

While the planet in Lajjita Avashta can be productive in association with its responsibilities, it will never feel good about itself and can therefore create feelings of unhappiness.”

Kshudhita Avashta: Starved

“If a planet is in an enemy’s sign, conjunct an enemy, aspected by an enemy, in that case starvation is caused to the planet. It can also happen when Saturn conjuncts a planet.”

The starved state is the most common way in which a planet may fail to produce the results expected of it, and also fail in the fulfilment of its goals, unless it has Garvita Avashta and Mudhita Avashta influences on it.

Kshudhita “starved” Avashta is in effect when a planet is in an enemy’s Rashi, joined with an enemy, planetary aspected by an enemy or when joined by Saturn, thus there are four distinct possibilities that form Kshudhita Avashta.”

Saturn always starves the planet that it joins. The stronger Saturn, the more spartan he becomes and so the more he starves the planet he joins.

The first Lajjitadi – Ashamed – Avashta that Jennifer has involves the Sun and Mercury in the Fifth house of Aquarius.

Mercury: Ishta is 29.3, in Friends dignity, with .8 of Lajjitadi Avashta points.

Sun: Ishta is 28.5, Neutral dignity, with 38.2 points in Lajjitadi Avashta calculations.

Mars aspecting with the Fourth aspect. Mars has 36.5 points of Ishta and 20.8 points of Lajjitadi Avashta points.

Jupiter aspecting with the Fifth aspect. Jupiter has 38.5 points of Ishta, and -39.5 points in Lajjitadi Avashta points (this negative number is due to Jupiter giving his blessings to the two planets that are in Lajjita Avashta). Jupiter in the First is a real blessing to the chart overall, and aspects both Lajjita Avashtas.

The Sun is the 11th ruler, Mercury rules the 9th and 12th houses. In the 5th house. I will have to speculate here as to what the shame might be around with this combination, but I would guess that because Mercury rules the Ninth and Twelfth houses, which both relate, in different ways, to the spiritual life and one’s philosophy or vision of what life is about, it could relate to this in some way. The Ninth house could also be related to the parents, fortunes, religion or the culture she grew up in. The Twelfth may be indicative of a profound loss, poor spending habits, or deeper psychological issues that are unconscious. The Sun rules the Eleventh house, and can indicate friends and social networks, gains from her career, recognition for her achievements, or her own unique, quirky, individualistic way of being, which is emphasised by the Sun not only ruling the Eleventh, but also being in Aquarius.

In this chart, I believe Mercury is not harmed to an extreme, so whatever the issue might be, it’s not something that has affected Jennifer as profoundly as can be seen in her other Lajjita Avashta involving Venus . Mars’ Fourth aspect indicates that the issue is related to home, mother and ability to experience happiness. Because Mars is in his own sign, he is giving better results. However, Mars is an enemy to Mercury, so there will be some degree of mental agitation from this aspect. With Jupiter’s Fifth aspect- which could relate to positive karma coming back to her, much harm is being mitigated, as Jupiter is quite strong, with great Dig Bala and Chestha Bala scores. Jupiter can’t erase all the shame given to Mercury, but he does help quite a bit.

And the second is between Rahu, Saturn and Venus in the Seventh house of Aries. And the third is a Kshudhita – Starved - Avashta – which involves two of the same planets just mentioned, Saturn starves Venus. So we can see that Venus is getting harmed in two ways, unfortunately, as Venus is Jennifer’s First house ruler, a planet that we like to see strong, to support the whole chart.

Venus: Ishta is 37.2, in an Enemy’s dignity, with -141.2 points of Lajjitadi Avashta points – the harm is coming from Saturn, Sun and Moon.

Saturn: Ishta is 10.9, Debilitated, with -9.3 points in the Lajjitadi Avashta calculations.

Rahu is fulfilling the agenda of Mars, his dispositor. Mars is in good dignity in his own sign Scorpio. Mars has 36.5 points of Ishta and 20.8 points in the Lajjitadi Avashta calculations.

Again, Jupiter is aspecting with the Seventh aspect. Jupiter has 38.5 points of Ishta, and -39.5 points in Lajjitadi Avashta points. Jupiter is strong in Dig Bala, being in the First house.

Venus rules the 1st and 8th houses, Saturn rules the 4th and 5th houses. Rahu ruler is Mars in the 2nd house (OH). Venus is Jennifer, Saturn her Mother. She talked about how she had a bad relationship with her mother because her mom was hypercritical of her, especially of her looks. Left her feeling very insecure – ashamed – and hyper focused on her looks about being very important. 5th house children. She doesn’t have children and there has been much talk about it in gossip magazines/online, and there is some shame related to her not having children, perhaps not wanting children, putting her career first (it’s assumed), Brad Pitt leaving her because he wanted children, ect…much speculation (no real facts), but people have made it their business to make a big deal about her not having children and what that says about her. As Venus has been harmed to significant degree, I believe this Lajjitadi Avashta has affected her greatly and probably has a lot to do with Jennifer keeping very lean and fit, and keeping a healthy diet since the days she got the part on Friends – prior to getting the role she lost thirty pounds to be more appealing and to get more roles in Hollywood. Lajjitadi Avashtas only cause a feeling of shame, but they don’t stop the planet from delivering their indications.

Venus is greatly harmed by Saturn, with -120 points coming through him in this Lajjita Avashta. Rahu as well is pretty strong, as his dispositor Mars is also strong. I believe this shame to Venus is a fundamental issue for Jennifer, which she likely still struggles with today. Happening in the Seventh house, adds another layer to the shame, coming through marriage or relationships. She is seen as someone who is always having bad luck in marriage, having been left by her first husband very publicly for another woman (Angelina Jolie), and going on to get married again, but that marriage didn’t last long. There is a general energy around Jennifer in which people seem to feel sorry for her. This, I believe, is directly related to the shame to her Venus, First house ruler.

Written by: Jehan LaFerriere

References:

Asheville Vedic Astrology Teachable Course by Ryan Kurczak – Lajjitadi Avashtas

Michael Reed YouTube video on Lajjitadi Avashtas

Quotes are from www.astrosaxena.com